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April 18, 2023

Who pays, and doesn’t pay, federal income taxes in the U.S.?

Where the federal government gets its money

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Where the federal government gets its money

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Who pays, and doesn’t pay, federal income taxes in the U.S.?
Federal income tax is progressive as a whole, but less so at top
Refundable tax credits have greatest impact for lower-income taxpayers
The changing composition of federal tax sources through the decades
The tax code keeps getting longer and longer

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